Cart and loader.



J. WESLEY. CART AND LOADER.

YAFPLICATION FILED mm: 8.1917

Patented "Jan. 28, 1919.

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INYENTOR ITO/768 Wesley W 02%) I ATTORNEY J. WESLEY.

CART AND LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8. 1917 Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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CART AND LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8. 1911 PatntedJJan. 28, 1919.

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' INVENTOH WITNESSES ATTORNEY J. WESLEY.

CART AND LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1917

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR Jones W esle y BY WW5 ATTOR N EY .l. WESLEY.

CART AND LOADER- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1917

15292670. Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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JONES WESLEY, BROWIYN, YORK;-

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Specification of Letter-i Patent.

Patented Jane 28, 1919.

Application filed June 8, 1917. Serial No. 178,601. I

Toall whom it may coacer'n: Be it known that I, J ONES WESLEY, a citizenof the United States, residing at Brook-. lyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Carts andLoaders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved cart and loader, and moreparticularly to a cart such as is generally used for collection ofashes, garbage, street-sweepings, or in other like municipalrequirements, and to a loading structure by which the cans or otherreceptacles in which the refuse matter is placed can be elevated anddumped by a single operator and without the usual physical effort.

An object of my invention resides in providing an improved form of cartfor use in the collection of refuse, or in other like connections, andto provide appurtenance therefor which makes the cart better adapted foruse in those connections where its adoption is intended.

A further object lies in prov1d1ng a loading structure by which cans orother receptacles of uniform or varied sizes can be elevatedsubstantially from the ground level, to a proper height, and thenare'automatically tilted to have their contents dumped and loaded intothe cart.

Another object is to so construct the loading means that when the cansor receptacles have been elevated or raised to any degree whatsoever,they will be positively held against return movement except that amanually operable releasing means be actuated.

A still further object is to provide means in conjunction with thepartsof the loading structure, which are so arranged that fol-' lowingthe dumping of the contents of the can, and as the same is againlowered, a

chair in which the can .is carried will, be

automatically righted and in consequence the can or receptacle will beagain brought 'to the upright position.

Yet another object lies in providing a cover for the body ofthe cartwhich will keep down dust, odors, and'the like, and in so constructingthe body and the cover that provision is made for the dumping of matterinto the cart without spilling any part of the contents of thereceptacles, and at the same time the cart is substantially entirelyclosed against'the escape of dust, odors, and the like. a

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With the above and other objectsin view, which will be in part describedand part understood from the specification, drawings, and claims, myinvention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a viegw in side elevation of a cart andloaded structure embodying my invep ti onl;

' Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the structure disclosed in Fig.1; l

0 Fig; .3 is a transverse vertical sectional- ?ew 1taken substantiallyon the line 3-3 of Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the.

and 5 are connected with the axle to extend forwardly for hitching of adraft animal, a cross bar 6 being connected between these shafts to formsubstantially a frame structure with the shafts as the side barsthereof.

A body 7 which can be of any desired construction, but which ispreferably under .cut at its rear end as shown'at .8, is mounted by thebearing members 9 and 10, upon the axle 1, so that it has rockingmovement thereon and with respect to the frame structure madeup of theshafts 4 and 5 and the cross A spring latch member 11' is secured on thecross bar 6 and ise xtended up adjacent the forward end of the body 7, abar 12 being provided at such location on the forward end of the bodythat this spring latch member 11 will engage and lock therewith when thebody is brought down to rest against the cross bar 6, the latch memberto move and e carried with the rame ortion made up of the shaftsLand thecross air. A shaft 13 1s mounted in suitable hearings on the cross bar 6and is provided with a crank portion 14 which is adapted to set insideof the spring latch member 11, a handle 15 being provided on one end ofthe shaft 13 to be swung forwardly and to consequently impart movementto the crank ,thus locking the b ody against movement to the dumping.os1t1on,and'securin the same llil 7 portion 14 to bring the same to bearagainst latch member 11 is released, the resilient plate 16 will recoiland in consequence the body 7 will be started from the position 111which it is held by inertia and will thus have tilting movement to thedumping position initiated automatically. When the cart body 7 is againbrought to the leveled setting, and pressure is brought to hear at theforward end, the spring latch member 11 will be moved back by engagementof the bar 12 therewith and will then spring back into place to lock thebody in this relation.

A seat is provided at 17 on the forward end of the body and a foot board18 is positionedtherebelow, the step 19 leading to this foot board. Ifit is desired, the body of the wagon might have the bumpers 20 mountedon the undercut portion of the rear end thereof to protect the bodystruc ture, a tool box 21 might be mounted on the frame portion to besupported outside one of the shafts, and other features of likecharacter and other mechanical refinements might be embodied. While Ihave herein illustrated a cart which is intended to be horse drawn, itwill of course be understood that provision might be madeforinstallation of motor propulsion means, or that the cart might beconstructed to be drawn as a trailer, however, when the vehicle is to bemoved by draft animals, it is preferable that legs or supports beprovided to take the weight from the draft animal, when standing. Withthis purpose in view, I mount a shaft 2' across the shafts 4 and 5 andconnect the legs 23 and 24 to be rigidly connected therewith. A curvedarm 25 is provided on one end of the shaft 22, and a spring 26 isconnected at one of its ends with the end of this curved arm 25 and itsopposite end is connected with the shaft 4, or with the 'cross bar 6.By'the arrangement of the parts in this way, as the legs 23 and 24' areswung forwardly to bear against the stops 27, as is shown in Fig. 1, thespring 26 will be drawing against the arm 25 past the dead centerthereof, and as the legs are swungrearwardly to occupy an elevatedrelation, the connection of the spring 26 with the arm 25 will be swungbelow the dead Center and consequently the legs will be held in theraised position.

By constructing the cart portion in the manner as set forth, a veryefiicient strucnaeaero place and hold the same against Shifting.

While the rear end of the cover portion is left open, it is preferablethat the forward end he closed and a hood 33 is formed as continuationof the cover to protect the driver when sitting on the seat 17. A door34 is hinged at 35 at the upper side of the open rear end of the cover,and a coil spring 36 is connected at one of its ends with the cover andat its opposite end with an arm 37 carried by the door 34, so that thisspring will normally exert pulling force against the door to raise thesame to an open position. Spring latch members 38 are provided on thesides 28 and 29 of the cover in such relation that as the door 34 isswung to a closed position, these spring latch members will engage overthe side edges and secure the door in this relation. mountedtransversely through the side portions 28 and 29 of the cover and hasarms 40 extending down to be received beneath the spring latch members38, and an operating handle 41 is provided on one of these arms so thatswinging movement can be impart ed thereto to cause the arms 40 to bearagainst the inner sides of the spring latch members 38 and spring thesame outwardly suificiently that they are disengaged from the edges ofthe door 34. Normally the arms 40 of the shaft 39 will'not bear againstthe spring latch members 38 and as the door 34 is slammed shut, or isclosed forcibly the latch members 38 will be sprung back and will thenrecoil into place to secure the door.

.It will of course be understood that the door 34 must be openedprevious to releasilig the spring latch 11 for the dumping o eration, asotherwise the inclined end 8 o the body would throw the contents thereofagainst the door 34, however, the purpose of the door is to preventdust, odors, and the like, from escaping, and as the mate.- rials to betransported by the cart must be loaded thereinto, the body 7 is cut awayat one side as indicated at 42, and a chute 43 is positioned to extendsomewhat from the sides of the body and to lead through this opening 42,it being preferable that the chute be slightly inclined downwardly, asis shown in Figs. 4 and 5. It is the intention that a can or otherreceptacle shall have its contents dumped into the body of the cartthrough this chute 43, and as construction of the chute to be ofsufiicient size to accommodate a can of standard dimen- A shaft39 is Isions would throw the chute down relatively near'to the bottom of thebody, the side 28 of the cover portion for the body, is provided with anopening 44 which forms substantially the continuation of the openingthrough the chute 43, a door 45 being at 46, on the inner side and atthe top of the opening 44 to normally swing by gravity to close orsubstantially close the opening thro h the side portion 28.

As as been stated, it is a purpose of m invention to provide a loadingmechanism by which manual raising of the cans or receptacles to theelevation of the trou h or chute 43, and dumping of the contents t ereofwill be precluded and with this purpose in view, I mount an uprightframe structure comprising the track-ways 47 and 48 and to and bottommembers 49 and 50, at one si e of the frame portion. This frame portioncomprises the shafts 4 and 5 and the cross bar 6 and the track ways 47and 48 are se-' cured to the shafts 4 and 5 by means of the supportingmember 51, the'shafts 4 and 5 being connected at their. rear ends to theaxle 1. This supporting member determines the height at WhlCh the loadedframe structure, herein before described is carried and brace members 52and 53 are connected with the guide ways 47 and 48 and then the shaft 4,to thus support the loader frame in an upright position.- A

' chair 54, which is shaped and made of a size to have the can orreceptacle55 from which the material is to be dumped into the cart setand supported thereon, is connected with the upright frame 56, whichlatter frame is in turn mounted by a shaft 57, within the yoke 58, to becapable of swinging movement. A winding drum 59 is mounted adjacent theupper ends of the guide-ways 47 and 48, and a chain or cable 60 isconnected with the yoke member 58, which latter is mounted to slide inthe guide-wa s, and then its free end is connected with t e drum 59. Asprocket wheel 61 is secured on one of the spindles by which the drum'59is mounted, and a chain 62 is mounted over the sprocket wheel 61 andover an operating sprocketwheel 63, which is mounted on a shaft 64carried by suitable brackets extending from the guide-ways 47 and 48. Acrank handle .65 is associated with this operating sprocket wheel 63 sothat the same may be turned to impart movement to the chain 62 to thewinding drum 59 and to thus consequently raise the yoke 58 and the chairand frame portion 54 and 56 by which the can or receptacle 55 issupported.

The supportin member 51 and the braces 52 and 53=rigidy mount the motorframe structure consisting of the guide-ways 47 and 48 and the members49 and 50, outside of and in line with the chute-43 as well as theopening 44 through the side 28 of the cover,

and by reason of the fact that the shaft 57 is passed through the chair54 at one side and the, weight of the can or receptacle 55 the innerface of the frame 56 and projecting beyond the side edges thereof tolimit the outward swinging movement of the frame portion 56 after thesame has been raised to a vertical position by engaging the track ways47 and 48. As has been stated, it is desired to provide an automaticstructure in which the can or receptacle will be raised to the properheight and will then be dum ed without being tilted or moved by han andwith this purpose in view I provide the curved dumping rod 67 whichextends substantially parallel with the upright frame ortion 56 troughout its upper extent an then is curved outwardly, substantiallyafter the manner shown in Fig. 2 et seq. Ordinarily these dumping rods67 will have no action and perform no function but as the chain or cable60 is wound around the drum 59 and the yoke 58 'is consequently raisedto elevate the can or receptacle 55 as carried by the chair 54, thecurved ends frame portion 56 and the chair 54 will be tilted and swungto the position shown in Fig. 5, where the door'45 is'swungmback and thecan or receptacle rests su tantially within the chute 43 with the openend thereof inclined downwardly.

The arrangement of the arts as herein before set forth will accompllshelevation of the can or receptacle and dumping of the same, however,provision must be made for the lowering of the can or receptacle and therighting of the same previous to entire removal from the chute, asotherwise any of the waste material which might remain in the receptaclefollowing the dumping operation would be spilled out upon the road-orsurface upon which the cart is traveling. With this purpose in mind, Iprovide a cable drum 68 on one of the spindles of the windin drum 59,and extend a cable 69 from this drum 68, downwardly adjacent theguide-ways 47, over a pulley 70, then across' and under a pulley 71, andup to connect with a stirrup 72 which is in turn mounted on the shaft 57connected with the yoke 58.

As the handle 65 is turned in a reverse di-- rection from that followedin elevating the yoke and bringing the arts to the dumping position, thechain or ca le 60 will be slacked off from the winding drum 59, and atthe same time the cable 69 will be taken u on the cable drum 68 and willexert pulling pressure upon the shaft 57to thus positively draw down theyoke 58, the chain or cable 60 acting to preclude excessive speed in themovement of the yoke, or falling of the same. As the yoke 58 starts onits downward travel, the bars 67 will again engage with the shaft 64 andin consequence the chair 54 and the frame portion 56 will be againrighted.

While the parts might operate efficiently if constructed in the manneras set forth, yet it would be required that the operator at all timeshave hold of the operating handle 55, and to obviate the necessity forthis, I provide a ratchet wheel 73 to turn with the operating sprocketwheel 63, and mount a dog 74 to be normally held by a spring 75 to guardagainst back turning of the ratchet wheel, and consequently of thewinding drum 59 which is directly controlled by the operating sprocketwheel 63. A rocking lever 76 is mounted on the guide-way 48 and has an.operating rod 77 connected at one end thereof and then with the dog 74,a hand pull 78 being connected with the remaining end of the rockinglever 76 and brought to a position to be convenient to the operator. Asthe hand pull 78 is moved to swing the rocking lever 76, the dog 74 willbe raised against the resilient force exerted thereupon by the spring75, and the operating wheel 63 can then be freely turned backward.

While the can or receptacle .55 would doubtless be held by its ownweight against shifting from a position when placed upon the chair 54,it is perhaps advisable that a retaining member 79 be carried at theupper end of the upright frame portion 56 to en= gage over the rim edgeof the can or receptacle, and that a coil spring 80, connected at one ofits ends at the forward side of the chair 54, have a gripping finger 81carried at the free end thereof to be fitted over the upper rim edge ofthe can or receptacle. By providing the parts in this arrangement, the

can or receptacle will be positively gripped and held on opposite sidesat the rlm edge and in consequence shifting or displacement thereof inuse is secluded.

Care has been exercised as the description has progressed, to set forthnot only the construction and mounting of the parts, but also the mannerin which the same will be used, and their operation in use, andtherefore it is not believed that recapitulation need here be indulgedin.

' From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a cart andloaded structure which is of such character that it can be embodied inand with carts adapted for conveying ashes, garbage, street-sweepings,or other waste, and which has the various parts so constructed thatreceptacles containing the material to be loaded into the cart can behandled and dumped, and the cart as an naeaero entirety can be handledand used by one man, and when in use will place a minimum strain uponboth the operator and the draft animal, and further it will be notedthat by arranging the loading mechanism in the manner set forth and thenproviding the chute 43 and the door 45, dust, odors, and the like willnot escape from the cart even during the loading operation, while at thesame time the cart can be readily dumped by simchanges and variationsmight be resorted to in reduction of the device to a commercialproposition, and without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention, in view of which fact I wvish to be limited only to suchpoints as maybe set forth in the claims.

I claim 1. In combination with a cart comprising a shaft, a body mountedthereon, of a loading frame mounted upon said shaft and independent ofsaid body, a supporting member carried by said shaft and extendlng underthe lower end of said frame, a plurality of vertically extending bracessecured to said shaft and engaging said frame near the upper end thereoa winding drum carried by the upper end of said frame, means forrotating said drum, an article supportin carriage slidably mounted uponsaid rame, means connecting said article supporting carriage to saiddrum, and means for swinging said article supporting carriage upon saidframe when the same reaches a predetermined position thereon.

2. In combination with a cart comprising a pair of shafts, a bodymounted for dumpin movement thereon, of a loading frame, sald loadingframe comprising a plurality of trackways, a supporting member extendingacross said shafts and supporting the lower ends of said trackways,a'plurality of vertically extending braces secured to said shafts andengaging said trackways near their up- I a shaft, a body mountedthereon, a loading frame mounted upon said shaft, an article supportingcarriage slidably mounted/upon said frame, means for raising andlowering said article supporting carriage, a longitudinally extendingtripping rod carried by said article supportin carriage, a bracingmember engaging sai rod near the outer end thereof said rodprojecting atthe outer end beyon said bracing means and being curved slightly awayfrom said article supporting carriage and means engaging said rod forautomatically swinging said article supporting carriage when the samereaches a predetermined point.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

J ONES WESLEY.

Witnesses JACOB BENEoksoN, JONATHAN HALL.

